how close???

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evening,

has anyone got any idea how close you have to be to the mobile speed camera vans? may have been caught by one today.

cheers

[Stuart]

if its still there go and ask him......


thats what i did when i thought i got caught.

[General Baxter]

if its still there go and ask him......

yeah then nick the plates of the van, and go though again :lol: :wink:

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i expect that it'll have gone by now, roads quieting off and all

[sh0rty]

don't go fast and you wont need to worry

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either i'll have got away with it or i'll have been doing 47 in a 40, too busy making sure the t**t next to me wasn't about to hit me to watch the speedo.

[STE Novavanman]

always the way some times if they catch a certain amount at an excessive speed then people just over will get off

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guess i'll just have to wait two weeks to find out

[STE Novavanman]

yeah and if you do get it through post ask for a certifcate to prove the camera was calibrated that day as if they havent you can get away scott free

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just read on safespeed.org.uk that you can ask for the video as well as this constitutes the evidence against you. apparently lots of cases have been dropped when it was asked for.

[Philsutton]

yeah then nick the plates of the van, and go though again

best idea yet, dont even need to nick the plate just get the number then make some up and go through every speed camera in the area at 120+ lol

[Jack]

just read on safespeed.org.uk that you can ask for the video as well as this constitutes the evidence against you. apparently lots of cases have been dropped when it was asked for.
Mmm, but for that you have to take it to court afaik (at least thats what I was told by the copper when I first got caught by a mobile unit) - and if you lose expect a heftier fine, court fees etc

[Nick]

or you could use the PACE defence

apparently it still works perfectly fine

[Matt2107]

I thought it was 1500m or something?

They've got a pretty good range.

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i know that the tchnology they use can be up to 1500m, but that voids the idea of it being a detterent under home office regs. i think that you have to be able to see it clearly for 60m and it can't operate outside of that range

http://www.speedorsafety.com/downloads/2005-6%20Handbook.pdf

that's where i got that from.

[STE Novavanman]

my friend is dept manager of speedcamera safety of the south coast ill ask him when he come round for dinner on thursday

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cheers sir, much obliged

[Jack]

or you could use the PACE defence

apparently it still works perfectly fine
Do explain further... :D